Creating and Configuring Reporting Packages

Getting Started

Global Functions

Administration

Extended Planning & Analysis (xP&A)

Consolidation & Financial Planning

ESG Reporting

Disclosure Management

XBRL Tagger

Lease Accounting

Banking & Cash Management

Data Collection

All Steps at a Glance

User interface of Data Collection

User Roles in Data Collection

Basic Configuration

Creating and Configuring Form Templates

Creating and Configuring Validation Rules

Importing Reporting Entities from Consolidation & Financial Planning

Creating and Configuring Reporting Packages

Collecting Data

Tax Compliance & Reporting

Glossary

A Reporting Package is a virtual container that bundles together the elements required for a data collection process:

Form templates with completion instructions

Reporting entities with assigned collectors and approvers

Intercompany validation rules (if enabled)

Once a reporting package is fully configured, an Administrator can start data collection processes for it.

To create a reporting package:

Navigate to Data Collection | Reporting packages.

Click + Create reporting package in the top right. The Create Reporting Package dialog is displayed:

In the Create Reporting Package dialog, enter a unique name for the reporting package and click Create.

You can now configure the newly created reporting package (see the following section).

The following options are available for configuring reporting packages:

The following options can be configured in this step:

The first step in the create reporting package wizard is displayed. — 'Settings' step

Option	Description
Frequency	Frequency for data collection. Options include: • Monthly • Quarterly • Semi-Annually • Annually
Group currency	Currency used at group level, selectable from a list of ISO currencies
Intercompany validation	Option to enable or disable intercompany validation for this package
Description	Optional description explaining the purpose of the reporting package

The following options can be configured in this step:

The second step in the create reporting package wizard is displayed. — 'Reporting entities' step

Option	Description
Add reporting entities	Opens a dialog to select one or more reporting entities to include in the package
Collectors and Approvers	After adding reporting entities, you can configure user assignments. Assignments are copied by default from the Reporting Entities workspace, but you can overwrite them for this specific package.

At least one Collector and one Approver must be assigned to each reporting entity. The same user can be assigned as both Collector and Approver.

The following options can be configured in this step:

The third step in the create reporting package wizard is displayed. — 'Form templates' step

Option	Description
Add form template	Opens a dialog to select one or more form templates in state Published to include in the reporting package

The reporting packages list displays all configured reporting packages with the following information:

A list of created reporting packages is displayed. — Reporting packages list

Column	Description
Reporting package name	Name of the reporting package
State	Current state of the reporting package: • Draft • Published
Collection process	Number of data collection processes started for this reporting package
Collection frequency	Configured collection frequency (monthly, quarterly, etc.)
Created on	Creation date
Last modified on	Date of the most recent modification
Context menu	Three-dot menu at the end of each reporting package row. Available actions: • Start data collection - starts a data collection process for the selected reporting package • Edit • Delete

To edit an existing reporting package, click the three-dot menu at the end of the reporting package row and select Edit.

When first created, a reporting package is automatically in Draft state. While in this state, it can undergo any number of modifications. Once its configuration is finalized, the reporting package must be Published before it can be used to start data collection processes.

To publish a reporting package, click Publish in the top right of the reporting package detail view.

A published reporting package can only be modified if it is not linked to ongoing data collection processes. Editing a published reporting package automatically brings it back to Draft state.

To delete a reporting package, click the three-dot menu at the end of the reporting package row and select Delete. In the confirmation dialog, click Yes, delete.